Edward Fox
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Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is the older brother of actor James Fox. He played the part of the professional assassin who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). He also collaborated with director Richard Attenborough, appearing in his films Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Gandhi (1982). He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and appeared in the historical series Taboo (2017). In addition to film and television work, he has also garnered acclaim as a stage actor. In 2003, Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.
Known for
Credits
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Nine
Never Say Never Again (1983)
as M
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as The Jackal
Lost in Space (1998)
as Businessman
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Gandhi (1982)
as General Dyer
The Bounty (1984)
as Captain Greetham
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
as Miller
Robin Hood (1991)
as Prince John
Lassie (2005)
as Hulton
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Pilot Officer Archie
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Inspector Craddock
The Dresser (2015)
as Thornton
Skullduggery (1970)
as Bruce Spofford
The Duellists (1977)
as Colonel Perteley
The Big Sleep (1978)
as Joe Brody
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
as Extra (uncredited)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lane
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Prince Valiant (1997)
as King Arthur
The Go-Between (1971)
as Hugh Trimingham
Wild Geese II (1985)
as Alex Faulkner
Stage Beauty (2004)
as Sir Edward Hyde
All the Queen's Men (2001)
as Aitken
This Sporting Life (1963)
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Dresser (1983)
as Oxenby
Soldier of Orange (1977)
as Colonel Rafelli
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)
as Winston Churchill
Return from the River Kwai (1989)
as Major Benford
The Jokers (1967)
as Lt. Sprague
A Month by the Lake (1995)
as Major Wilshaw
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
as Hendricks
The Maitlands (1993)
as Major Luddington
The Man from London (2008)
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Emperor Constantius
The Squeeze (1977)
as Foreman
Life at the Top (1965)
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
as Lord Harry Wrotham
A Doll's House (1973)
as Nils Krogstad
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
as Metternich
An Ideal Husband (2018)
as Earl of Caversham
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)
as Sir John Newton
Sea-Change (1976)
as Andrew
The Naked Runner (1967)
as Ritchie Jackson
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
as Alistair Ross
Bermondsey (1972)
as Pip
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Galileo (1975)
as Cardinal Inquisitor
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
Wilfred (2000)
as (voice)
The Harmfulness of Tobacco (1991)
Actor
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
as Walter
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Father
The Republic Of Love (2004)
as Richard
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
as King Edward VIII
The Old, Old, Very Old Man (2007)
as All
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Stewart (uncredited)
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
as Dr. Watson
The Frozen Dead (1966)
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Horwood
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
as Markham
They Never Slept (1991)
as Monk Scott
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Lysander
Circles Of Deceit (1990)
as Philip
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)
as St John Quartermaine
Shooting the Chandelier (1977)
as Nikolai
Loyalties (1976)
as Captain Dancy, DSO
Shotgun (1966)
as David